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Overview

The excreta (faeces and urine) of mammals and birds are widespread
across planet Earth and frequently contaminate water that is used for
bathing and recreation, that is treated and distributed for human
consumption, and that is used to irrigate crops.

The risk that such contamination represents to human health is
inadequately understood. It is widely assumed that faeces of animals
represents a lesser risk to human health than human faeces of because
of the ‘species barrier’ and especially the species-specificity of most
viruses. This book points to a rational and systematic way of assessing
the risks and to cost-effective approaches to manage them. The
information presented is expected to have important consequences for
prioritisation of preventive and remedial interventions.